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Vice- President attends Christmas eve celebration, says preserve our culture
“Religion is personal, culture a way of life”: Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu
The Vice-President of India, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu attended a Christmas celebration event organized by the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India  here today.
Stating that Christmas reminds us all to live up to the ideals and values preached and practiced by Jesus Christ, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu said Christmas is the festival of love, joy and sharing. It is a time to renew our commitment to love and serve our families, communities and society; to be just and transparent in our dealings; to promote social and economic inclusion of all; to promote lasting peace between people of different religions and cultures and to promote sustainable development, he added.
The Vice-President said every individual must revere his/her mother, mother tongue, birth place and motherland. Shri Venkaiah Naidu said it is the duty of every Indian to preserve and protect our culture. Let me once again clarify that religion is personal, while culture is a way of life, he added.
Lauding that the Catholic community is a peace-loving community and has been working with every Government, both at the Centre and in the States, to promote people’s welfare, the Vice-President said the Catholic Church in India has been effectively contributing to the nation building process in a number of ways.
“As you all are aware, education is the most important tool for transformation of the society through enlightenment and empowerment. Education is meant to bring out all the good qualities of head and heart in an individual by instilling the values of compassion, morality and ethics. It must help in building character, enhancing capacity, promoting good conduct and patriotism,” the Vice-President said.
Applauding the social and welfare activities of the Chruch, Shri Venkaiah Naidu the Catholic Church runs hospitals and other healthcare facilities in the remote areas of the country and serves millions of poor patients through its healthcare programmes. The Catholic communities in India along with the Christian community as a whole have been assiduously engaged in contributing their share to the building of a New India, which is united and strong, he said.
Shri Venkaiah Naidu said the Feast of the birthday of Jesus – the Christmas – is a season of great joy and celebrations. During Christmas, the Christians express gratitude to God, greet one another with joy, peace and exchange gifts. Christmas is a joyful celebration of the Birthday of Jesus Christ and people all over the world, irrespective of caste, creed and nationality, celebrate Christmas with great joy and gaiety, he added.
“Jesus’ message is meant for all seasons, for all cultures, for all religions and for all nationalities. In fact, all religions preach love, peace, brotherhood and affection,” said Shri Venkaiah Naidu.
Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying
Government of India celebrates Har Ghar Tiranga Program
Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Balyan hoisted the National Flag at Jhalkari Bai Statue, Agra, Uttar Pradesh
400 iconic venues across the country host events as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav
The Government of India celebrated Har Ghar Tiranga Program from 11th August – 15 August, 2022. Under Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav year, the Government of India under the leadership of Hon’ble Prime Minister is celebrating the event at 400 iconic sites across the country.
Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India in collaboration with Uttar Pradesh State Government celebrated the Har Ghar Tiranga Program at Jhalkari Bai Statue, Agra, Uttar Pradesh on 15th August, 2022.
Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Balyan, Hon’ble Minister of State for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India graced the event with his presence as Chief Guest in august presence of various Dignitaries. Hon’ble Minister of State, FAHD hoisted the National Flag at Jhalkari Bai Statue, Agra, Uttar Pradesh and felicitated the family members of Martyrs/Freedom Fighters. The Minister motivated people to actively participate in Har Ghar Tiranga Campaign.
The Government of Uttar Pradesh provided all administrative and logistic support enthusiastically to make the event a grand success.
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Promotion of Startups
Startup India is a flagship initiative of the Government of India launched on 16th January 2016. The initiative aims at fostering entrepreneurship and promoting innovation by creating an ecosystem that is conducive to growth of Startups. Since the launch of Startup India initiative, a total of 44,766 Startups have been recognized by DPIIT as on 14th March 2021. States/UTs wise breakup of DPIIT recognized startups is at Annexure-I.
ANNEXURE – I
Recognized Startups under Startup India initiative – State/UT-wise
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States
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Total
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Maharashtra
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8353
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Karnataka
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5999
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Delhi
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5587
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Uttar Pradesh
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3880
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Gujarat
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2622
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Haryana
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2495
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Telangana
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2462
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Tamil Nadu
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2338
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Kerala
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2049
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Rajasthan
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1350
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West Bengal
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1274
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Madhya Pradesh
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1268
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Odisha
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815
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Andhra Pradesh
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724
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Bihar
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697
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Chhattisgarh
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528
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Jharkhand
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408
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Punjab
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392
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Uttarakhand
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356
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Assam
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330
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Jammu and Kashmir
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192
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Goa
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186
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Chandigarh
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167
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Himachal Pradesh
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106
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Puducherry
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44
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Manipur
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42
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Tripura
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34
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Andaman and Nicobar Islands
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16
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Nagaland
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16
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Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
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13
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Meghalaya
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9
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Arunachal Pradesh
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4
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Mizoram
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4
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Sikkim
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4
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Ladakh
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1
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Lakshadweep
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1
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Total
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44766
This information was given by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Shri Som Parkash, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
Press Information Bureau
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Govt. of India
Press Release 25.07.2017
July 27: Dist level media workshop in Ramanagara
Bengaluru: Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India will be organizing a district level media workshop for the journalists, in Ramanagara on Thursday, July 27, 2017. The workshop is being held in coordination with District the Administration, Zilla Panchayat, District Information and Public Relations Department and District Working Journalists’ Association.
Dr. Mamatha B.R., Dy Commissioner, will inaugurate the workshop in Zilla Panchayat auditorium at 10.30 AM. Smt. T.C. Saralakumari, Senior Assistant Director, State Information and Public Relations Department and Shri M.H. Prakash, President, District Working Journalists’ Association will also be present.
Shri Khadri S. Achuthan, Senior media expert and former Indian Information Service officer, Shri Sunil V. and Dr. Harsha R., Assistant Commissioners, GST and Shri Y.A. Vajanthri, Chief Manager, Syndicate Bank  will participate as resource persons in the workshop, to be presided over by Shri Abbooru Rajashekhar, senior journalist. Different subjects like recent developments in the field of media, functioning of PIB and RNI, Goods and Services Tax, welfare schemes implemented through banks etc., will be discussed during the workshop.
Ministry of Defence
Passing out of 89th Marine Engineering Specialisation Course at INS SHIVAJI
Pune, 18 July 2020
INS Shivaji witnessed the Course Completion Ceremony of its 89th batch of Marine Engineering Specialisation Course  on 18 Jul 20, wherein 48 officers of Indian Navy and friendly foreign navies successfully completed 105 weeks of professional training. The officers were smartly turned out in ceremonials while donning white masks and maintaining 'do-gaj-ki-doori' thereby abiding by the precautionary protocols of COVID-19. The ceremony was reviewed by Commodore Ravnish Seth, Commanding Officer INS Shivaji and Station Commander Lonavla.
INS Shivaji, the alma mater for all marine engineer officers of the Indian Navy, is the premier training establishment nestled in the 'Sahyadris' at Lonavla. The institution has been the fountain head of engineering knowledge and imparts specialized training to officers and sailors of the engineering branch. The first batch of MESC commenced training at INS Shivaji on 02 Jan 1961 and since then, 88 batches have passed out from this establishment. The 89th batch of MESC consists of 37 Indian Officers and 11 foreign officers from Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Tanzania, Sudan, Fiji and Bangladesh. During the three rigorous phases of Marine Engineering Specialisation Course, the officers were trained on live equipment, state-of-the-art simulators, trainer kits, in addition to comprehensive classroom instructions. In addition, the officers underwent 26 weeks of afloat training on Indian Navy and Coast Guard ships for award of Engine Room Watchkeeping Certificate. These officers are now poised to take on the challenges of their first appointment as Assistant/ Senior Engineer Officer onboard frontline warships.
The Commanding Officer in his Course Completion Ceremony address congratulated the officers of the course for having successfully completed their professional training. He urged the officers to continue their tryst with learning to become thorough professionals and continually adapt to technological advancements. The Commanding Officer exhorted the young engineer officers to lead by example and pursue excellence in every endeavour while maintaining highest standard of quality. He also highlighted the service rendered by Indian Navy to the nation during the testing times of COVID-19.
The Commanding Officer awarded trophies to the officers adjudged first in overall order of merit, best sportsman and best international officer. The 'Hammer' for the 'Best All-Round Officer was awarded to Lt Bharat Kandpal, Vice Admiral Daya Shankar Rolling Trophy for 'Best Sportsman' was awarded to Lt Divyansh Singla. The FOC-in-C  Rolling Trophy for 'Best International Officer' was awarded to Lt Cdr Md Mehedi Hasan .PIB Pune/M.Iyengar/D.Rane
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Ministry of Heavy Industries
Ministry of Heavy Industries to organise a Conference on “Review of PLI-Auto Scheme - Excellence through Aatmanirbharta” tomorrow
Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey to chair the Conference; It aims to bring together all stakeholders to review the performance of the PLI scheme
Ministry of Heavy Industries  is organizing a conference on “Review of PLI-Auto Scheme - Excellence through Aatmanirbharta” tomorrow i,e 29th August’2023 at India Habitat Centre. The conference will be chaired by Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey, Union Minister for Heavy Industries. The event aims to bring together stakeholders viz. PLI-Auto applicants, PMA, Test Agencies etc. to review the performance of the scheme, to share their knowledge & experiences and address all concerns & challenges. The event shall have special focus on understanding the opportunities available through this scheme.
MHI has taken various initiatives to promote Cleaner Mobility and develop an ecosystem of Innovation and Technology. In automotive sector, Ministry has launched various flagship programs, one of which is PLI scheme for Automobile & Auto Components .
The cascading effect of these schemes will lead to the growth of automotive industry and it is poised that the Indian automotive industry will rank number three in the world by 2030. MHI considers the PLI-Auto applicants of Automotive Industry as one of the crucial stake holders of scheme. MHI is committed to support the industry to fulfil the vision “Excellence through Aatmanirbharta” as envisioned by the Prime Minister. As per MHI, the goal of deep localization and development of Advanced Automotive Technology  Products within the country cannot be achieved without the support and growth of Automotive Industry. Central government takes moral responsibility to reinforce this important industry by providing financial support as well as conducive environment to nurture Innovation and Technology.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Busting Myths of Immunization
‘COVID-19 Vaccine Communication Strategy’ covering details on Vaccine Hesitancy was shared with all the States/ UTs at the beginning of the COVID-19 Vaccination Drive.
The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is working closely with all the States/ UTs in addressing the issue of Vaccine Hesitancy on a regular basis.
Government of India has been supporting the efforts of States and UTs for an effective Vaccination drive under the ‘Whole of Government’ approach since 16thJanuary, this year.
There have been certain Media reports alleging ‘Vaccine Hesitancy’ in rural areas by Health workers.
It is informed that Vaccine Hesitancy is a globally accepted phenomenon and should be addressed by scientifically studying and addressing the issue at the community level. Keeping this in mind, a ‘COVID-19 Vaccine Communication Strategy’ covering details on Vaccine Hesitancy was shared with all the States/ UTs at the beginning of the COVID-19 Vaccination Drive. This strategywas also shared with the Mission Directors of National Health Missions of all States on 25thJanuary 2021 as a part of the Orientation of State Immunization and IEC Officers from all States/UTs on COVID-19 Vaccination Communication Strategy. All States/ UTs are following the same and adopting the strategy as per the local requirement. Several IEC materials and prototypes for all media – print, social& electronic media have been prepared and shared with states for suitable adaptation at the state level.
The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is working closely with all the States/ UTs in addressing the issue of Vaccine Hesitancy on a regular basis. Further, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has communicated to all States/UTs to create awareness generation in Tribal communities through IEC material on COVID-19 vaccines and COVID Appropriate Behavior . The Ministry is also working in close coordination with the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India in this regard.
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
Increase in the use of Green Hydrogen
In the Independence Day speech on August 15, 2021, the Prime Minister announced the launch of National Hydrogen Mission. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has accordingly prepared a draft Mission document which inter-alia proposes to support production and deployment of Green Hydrogen.
Green Hydrogen can potentially be used to replace fossil fuels and fossil fuel based feedstocks in a number of sectors inter alia including fertilizer production, petroleum refining, steel production and transport applications.
This information was given by Shri R.K Singh, Union Minister for Power and New and Renewable Energy in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
Prime Minister's Office
PM shares articles and twitter thread on ‘8 Years of Aspirational Middle Class’
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has shared articles on how the Government of India has worked towards fulfilling the dreams of the middle class, from his website narendramodi.in . He also shared a MyGov tweet thread on the subject.
The Prime Minister tweeted:
“Here is a set of informative articles on how the Government of India has worked towards fulfilling the dreams of our middle class. #8YearsOfAspirationalMiddleClass”
“An extensive thread on how ‘Ease of Living’ has been furthered in the last 8 years. #8YearsOfAspirationalMiddleClass”
Department of Space
Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh says, 7 satellites are likely to be launched by ISRO during the current year
Union Minister of State  Science & Technology; Minister of State  Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh said that 7 satellites are likely to be launched by ISRO during the current year.
In a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today, Dr Jitendra Singh said, ISRO has successfully launched the earth observation satellite EOS-4 onboard PSLV-C52 on 14th February, 2022 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, along with INS-2TD & INSPIRESat-1 as co-passengers. The Satellites were injected into the polar sun synchronous orbit at 524.84 km altitude.
He said, EOS-4 is a Synthetic Aperture Radar  imaging satellite for Earth Observation, operating in C-band at 5.4 GHz frequency, for applications in the domains of agriculture, disaster management, water resources and forestry.
INS-2TD is the first satellite of the 2nd generation nanosatellites intended to demonstrate indigenously developed Nano systems for in-orbit performance.
INSPIRESat-1 is a student satellite of the class 9U, jointly developed by Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology , Thiruvananthapuram, India and Laboratory of Space Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder, the USA, to study the Ionosphere dynamics and sun’s coronal heating processes.
The Minister said, currently, the satellites are undergoing various in-orbit tests and calibrations and subsequently, the data available from the satellites will be used for achieving the mission objectives, during the designated mission life. The total time taken to realize the satellite is 63 months from date of financial sanction and the expenditure towards realization of satellite is nearly Rs. 490 crore.
Ministry of Coal
Coal Production Touches 784.41 Million Ton During April 2022-Feb 2023; Surpassing Last Year Production
As per provisional figures of the Ministry of Coal, India’s coal production increased impressively by 15.10 % to 784.41 Million Ton  during Apr’22-Feb’23 as compared to 681.5 MT produced during the same period of FY 22. Coal India Ltd  reported production of 619.70 MT up to February of FY 23 as compared to 542.38 MT during the same period of FY 22, representing an increase of 14.26%.
Coal Ministry has paved the way for releasing additional coal in the market by greater utilization of mining capacities of captive coal blocks which has led to increase in production by Captive and Other companies by 29.83% to 104.58 MT  during Apr’22-Feb’23 as compared to 80.55 MT produced during the corresponding period of FY 22. The Ministry has also amended the Mineral Concession  Rules, 1960 under MMDR  Act, 2021 to allow lessee of captive mines to sell coal /lignite up to 50% of the total excess production after meeting the requirement of the end-use plants.
The Ministry is taking steps to augment rail connectivity infrastructure for all major mines under PM Gati Shakti to ensure faster evacuation of coal. As a result, the total coal despatch have been to the tune of 793.86 MT  during Apr’22-Feb’23 as compared to 740.96 MT during same period of FY 22 representing a growth of 7.14% which shows steady and efficient amount of coal despatch to various sectors across the nation.
With an objective to enhance coal production capacity, the Ministry has put 141 new coal blocks for commercial auction and has been engaging regularly with various coal companies and monitoring their production. Hence domestic production and despatch have shown extremely good results.
Ministry of Electronics & IT
Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar to address the Moneycontrol India FinTech Conclave tomorrow
Will focus on Growth of India’s FinTech ecosystem
The Minister of State for Electronics & Information Technology and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar will be delivering an address at the Moneycontrol India FinTech Conclave in Mumbai tomorrow.
The Minister will be focusing on the growth of the Fintech ecosystem in India and how the Unified Payments Interface  has been one of the greatest success stories of India’s Digital Public Infrastructure.
His address will be followed by an interactive session moderated by Ms. Shweta Punj, Deputy Editor, Moneycontrol and Mr. Chandra R. Srikanth, Editor-Tech, Startups & New Economy, Moneycontrol.
Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar will be arriving in Mumbai on the morning of 7th March and will depart for Delhi, later that evening.
Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
Several Steps taken to facilitate the farmers and farming activities at field level during the lock down period
Rs. 16,621 crores released under PM-KISAN Scheme to 8.31 crore farmer families
3,985 MT of pulses dispatched for delivery to the States/UTs under PM-GKY
The Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare, Government of India is taking several measures to facilitate the farmers and farming activities at field level during the lock down period. The updated status is given below:
- To ensure supply of seeds to the States under National Food Security Mission, the subsidy pertaining to seeds under the scheme shall be for varieties less than 10 years. It has also been decided to allow Truthful Label seeds for subsidy component for the North East, Hilly regions and the UTs of Jammu & Kashmir only, for all crops under NFSM.
- Under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi  Scheme during the lockdown period from 24.3.2020, about 8.31 crore farmer families have been benefitted and an amount of Rs. 16,621 crore has been released so far.
- Under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana  about 3,985 MT of pulses has been dispatched for delivery to the States/UTs.
- In Punjab, organic products are being delivered at doorstep in the specially designed electric van under Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana 
- In Maharashtra, 21,11,171 quintals of fruits and vegetables have been sold by 27,797 FPOs in 34 districts by online/direct sale method.
Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas
Shri Dharmendra Pradhan interacts with Ministers of Mongolia
Reviews Bilateral cooperation in hydrocarbons and steel sectors
Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Steel Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, through video conference, today interacted with H.E Mr. L. Oyun-Erdene, MP, Minister and Chief Cabinet Secretary of Mongolia and Co-Chair of the India-Mongolia Joint Committee on Cooperation and H.E Mr G.Yondon, Minister of Mines and Heavy Industry. Bilateral cooperation in hydrocarbons and steel sectors were comprehensively reviewed in the meetings.
Shri Pradhan conveyed deep appreciation to H.E Oyun-Erdene and H.E Yondon for their support in facilitating approvals for expeditious implementation of the greenfield Mongol Refinery Project, built under a Line of Credit from Government of India, and also for their commitment in setting up a pipeline to transport crude to the refinery being built in Sainshand. He also sought their cooperation in completing this pipeline well before the commissioning of the Refinery project.
Shri Pradhan also welcomed the keenness of Mongolian companies in supplying coking coal to Indian steel industry and agreed to advance cooperation for mutual benefit. “We look forward to substantial partnerships with Mongolian companies in the areas of minerals, coal and steel.”, he added.
The Minister, on behalf of Government of India, reiterated India’s commitment to timely completion of the Mongol Refinery Project, the country’s 1st oil refinery. He expressed willingness to further share India’s expertise in oil and gas sector including capacity building in accordance with the developmental priorities of Mongolia.
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